~More About Me~
Biography
Peter Kingstone is a single channel and installation video artist. He lives in Toronto, Ontario Canada. He holds a Philosophy/Cultural Studies Degree from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and Masters of Fine Arts from York University, Toronto, Ontario.
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Solo Exhibitions
2008 100 Stories About My Grandmother, Gallery TPW, supported by Contact Toronto Photography Festival and Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
2006 Liberty Leading the People, ÒRevolution NowÓ, Curated by Cynthia Foo,, Rochester, New York
Things I Can Put on My Head, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, British Columbia
2004 The Strange Case of Peter K. Support from York University & Vtape at 195 Bellwoods Ave.
One-a-Day support from Trinity Square Video and Prefix Magazine at Prefix Institute for Contemporary Art
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 War Zones, curated by Sally Frater, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Ninth Annual William Huffman Award for Excellence, curated by William Huffamn, Urbanspace Gallery, Toronto
2007 Holy F**k IV, Galerie La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa
Cherry Blossom, Reactor Gallery, Toronto
Pride Toronto Video Arts, Toronto
2006 Me and My Friends Do Delacroix, La Grande Experience, part of Toronto, ScotiaBank Nuit Blanche, presented by the French Embassy
2005 Circle Jerk, boxed set, launch at Petro Gallery, Toronto
Pot-Modern, Zsa Zsa Gallery, Toronto
2004 Rumble on the Edge of Town, York University, Toronto
Crossing Boundaries Emerging Artists from Toronto, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Sacred/Profane, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
Selected Video
Feature Length Videos
2007 The Astounding Adventures of Stongman and Quickboy- screened at 17th Annual Inside Out Film and Video Festival
Selected Short Videos
2004 So Jealous w/ Kevin Hegge- screened at 14th Annual Inside/Out Film and Video Festival
2003 Battle in the Sand- screened at 14th Annual Inside/Out Film and Video Festival
-screened at 19th Annual Pittsburgh International
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Join the Army - screened at 14th Annual Inside/Out Film and Video Festival
- screened at Antimatter 2004
Looking Towards the Stars- screened at 13th Annual Inside/Out Film and Video Festival
-screened at Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Breaking with John Ðscreened at New Toronto Works, Pleasure Dome
-screened at Spark Contemporary Art Space
- screened at 14th annual Inside/Out Film and Video Festival
400 Lies and 1 Truth about Me Ð screened at Gallery Stratford part of Truth, Lies and Video Art (2004)
-- screened at Art Gallery of York University part of "A Very Personal Look: Toronto Video Art from the 70s to the Present" (2005)
Selected Curatorial Projects
2005 Making History: Construction of Queer Identity, City of Toronto, Pride Toronto Event, 125 King St. East
2002 Admiration, Inside/Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Toronto
Admiration, MIX Experimental Queer Media Festival, New York
2001 I Hate You, BUS Gallery, Toronto
The Young and the Restless, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Long Hot Summer, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Lefty Show, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Media
2008. ÒFrom Cocks to Cookies: Everyone has a grandmother, even sex workersÓ, Sholem Krishtalka, XTRA!, no 614, May 8th 2008, pg 31
ÒMidnight GrandmaÓ Paul Bellini, fab, #345, May 1-14th, 2008 pg 27
"Akimblog", Terrence Dick http://www.akimbo.biz/akimblog/?id=198
ÒZeroing in on War ZonesÓ, Leah Sandals, Now Magazine February 6th- February 12th
ÒAkimblogÓ Terence Dick, http://www.akimbo.biz/akimblog/index.php?id=170 January 31st 2008
ÒThree New Galleries Put Conflicts in ContextÓ, Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, January, 3rd 2008
2006 The Romance of Transgression in Canada : Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas by Thomas Waugh, McGill-Queen's University Press 2006 pg 467
2004 ÒCynthia F. interviews Peter K.Ó, Cynthia Foo, Fuse Magazine v.27 no.3,
ÒThereÕs no obsession like self-obsessionÓ, Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, July 24th, 2004
ÒBoys of SummerÓ, Xtra Magazine, July 22, 2004
ÒDelectable DivaÓ, Bill Clarke, gayguidetoronto.com, July 2004
ÒSo Self AbsorbedÓ, MIX Magazine, Spring 2004
ÒVideo Virgins DefloweredÓ, Matt Thomas, fab, May 6th, 2004
ÒPeter Kingstone et son double: The Strange Case of Peter KÓ, Jacquet Hugues, exporevue magazine, www.exporevue.org, April, 2004
ÒLove is in the AirÓ, Gordon Bowness, Xtra Magazine. Apr.29th, 2004
ÒFlickering LiquorÓ, Jon Davies, Xtra Magazine, April 1st, 2004
ÒNew Works at PleasuredomeÓ Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, January 29th, 2004
2002 ÒInside Out PicksÓ, Gordon Bowness, Xtra Magazine, May 17th 2002
ÒChic PeekÓ, Thomas Hirschmann, NOW Magazine, Jun.27th, 2002
2001 ÒDancing on LeninÕs TombÓ, RM Vaughan, Eye Magazine, September, 20th, 2001
ÒCheck These Flicks OutÉÓ, David Colins, Xtra Magazine, May 20th, 2001
